Hannah Silcock
Hannah Mary Kagaza Silcock is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Women's Super League 2 club Birmingham City on loan from Women's Super League club Liverpool and the England under-23 team. Silcock previously played for Blackburn Rovers and represented England at under-19 level.
Club career
Silcock made her senior debut for Liverpool in their 2021–22 winning season. She featured 5 times in Women's Championship, League Cup, and FA Cup matches.On October 6, 2022, Silcock signed her first professional contract with Liverpool aged 18, having joined the club aged 8 and playing for the Regional Talent Club's under-16s. On 7 December, she featured in the starting lineup for the 2022–23 League Cup match against Manchester United, and was praised by manager Matt Beard, despite the team losing 2–0.
In March 2023, Silcock was featured in Goal.com's "NXGN Nine" as one of the "wonderkids" due for senior England careers and the "most exciting prospects" from the under-19s. She was described as "incredibly highly-rated" and a "classy centre-back who is good on the ball".
On 25 August 2023, Silcock joined Women's Championship side Blackburn Rovers on loan for the 2023–24 season. On 4 March she conceded an own goal against Durham in a 2–2 after deflecting a cross into her own net, followed by scoring against Sheffield United on 28 April.
On 5 August 2025, it was announced that Silcock had signed a new contract to extend her time with Liverpool, the club who's academy she had first joined at the age of eight.
On 23 January 2026, Liverpool announced that Silcock had joined WSL2 side Birmingham City on loan for the remainder of the 2025-26 season in search of further senior experience.
International career
In October 2022, Silcock received her first call-up to the England under-19 squad for 2023 U19 Championship qualification. She made her youth international debut in the starting eleven against Slovakia on October 5, followed by appearing as a substitute against Slovenia. In in April 2023, Silcock featured as the number 6 centre-back for second round qualification matches, with England missing out on qualifying for the final tournament after being defeated 1–0 by Spain.In November 2023, Silcock was included in the under-23 squad. On 26 February 2024 she scored her first youth international goal against the Netherlands after her debut start in the side.